Industry People

October 14, 2008FLXON, Charlotte, NC, USA – The company has announced that Brian Ellis has been promoted to technical sales manager. He will be responsible for new customer development and customer management in states east of the Colorado Rockies.…

October 14, 2008CEMA, Fort Mill, SC, USA – The Converting Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA) has elected Juliet Midlik president for a two year term. Midlik is vice president, sales, for Prime UV Systems.…

October 14, 2008ANDERSON & VREELAND, Bryan, OH, USA – The company has appointed Douglas Nelson as western regional sales manager. In his new position, Nelson will supervise sales and technical service for Anderson & Vreeland’s customers throughou…

September 3, 2008TORAY PLASTICS (AMERICA), North Kingstown, RI, USA ­– Kojiro Maeda has been named chairman of the board. Maeda will assume the responsibilities of a chief executive officer in this newly created position. His appointment became effective Ju…

September 3, 2008PAPER CONVERTING MACHINE COMPANY (PCMC), Green Bay, WI, USA – Dominic Verderese Barnes has joined the company as a sales engineer for new flexographic printing machinery, with a concentrated focus on customers in Canada and the Western United S…

September 3, 2008GALLUS INC., Philadelphia, PA, USA – Brian Bishop has been named president of Gallus Inc., the North American arm of the Swiss narrow web press manufacturer. (See article on page 10.)…

September 3, 2008LXON, Charlotte, NC, USA – Kris Harris has assumed direct responsibility for customer relations and market development for FLXON’s business in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin.…